I had one of those unfortunate moments this morning at Ecstatic Dance east bay. Bomb Goddess was closing up an amazing set. I was going off as deep in flow as I’ve been in months. It was one of those transcendent moments where the music was perfect and my energy felt abundant. Then I felt [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
Eyewriter – Graffiti Research Lab
The Eyewriter from Evan Roth on Vimeo. “Art is a tool of empowerment and social change, and I consider myself blessed to be able to create and use my work to promote health reform, bring awareness about ALS and help others.” – Tony Quan, aka Tempt One I’m always deeply interested in methods of graphically [...]
The Higher Consciousness, new downtempo from MiMosa
MiMosa… still droppin it. TheHigherConsciousness by TigranMiMoSA Share on Facebook
The Rumpus
Julie Grecious just posted this litle bio and intro about me on TheRumpus.net. I’ll be performing at the monthly Rumpus at the Make-Out Room on February 8th. Thank you Julie for the kind words :) Most people would be content to watch Richard Porter watching paint dry. But at the next Monthly Rumpus on February [...]
The Hoop of the Future?
In talking to an engineer friend recently, we started discussing potential hoop design improvements. I think this could be a revolutionary design, though who knows if the tooling costs could ever be recouped. Plastic: According to my engineer friend, polypropylene is sort of a junk plastic and polyethylene is essentially wax. He mentioned that Polypropylene [...]
Bassnectar 2010 IDJ Mixtape – Free Download
As Bassnectar progresses deeper into dubstep sound, I’m lovin it! This is a free download of 45 min mixtape he put out for IDJ. His sound definitely continues to evolve which why I’m still amped and following. Be sure to check out the 20′s style section of the mix at 9:15. Aww… snap, then at [...]
Sub Swara remix of Mos’ Def.
Dope. Brand-spanking new remix of Mos’ Def’s “Quiet Dog.” Can’t wait to hoop this one out. Share on Facebook
Animated Diagrams for Hoop Technique
I’m all excited. I just learned a new skill. I can now draw animated diagrams for future Isopop posts and primarily for the DVD. You can learn more about creating animations in Photoshop: here. We had wanted to incorporate moving diagrams since the inception of the project. I had been imagining dry illustrator type graphics [...]
Spiral…
There is some thick competition for the Female Hooper this year, with a very deserving field. I consider each of these women friends and any one of them could win. Beth is one of the most skilled, precise, flowing and humble hoopers in the world. Anah has greater control of her hoop than any other [...]
Rich & Khan – Flow in the Wastland
In honor of Khan and I both being nominated for male hooper of the year, I’m reposting “Flow In The Wasteland”. Congratulations to everyone and hell, this is some thick competition on all accounts this year. And also, congrats to Marty and Khan on their 17th anniversary tonight! Love you guys. Share on Facebook
